Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to: access blocks having a fixed size provided such that, among magnetic tapes having a redundant configuration, reverse time of one of the magnetic tapes and read time of the other magnetic tapes are identical; insert into each of the magnetic tapes a single first dummy block immediately after reversal of a first wrap; and insert one or more second dummy blocks into each of the other magnetic tapes immediately before the reversal of the first wrap such that different numbers of the one or more second dummy blocks are inserted into the different other magnetic tapes and inserting into each of the other magnetic tapes immediately after the reversal of the first wrap one or more third dummy blocks a number of which is equal to a number of the one or more second dummy blocks in each of the other magnetic tapes.

Abstract: A storage system performs storage tiering including a first storage device and a second storage device. The first storage device that stores data, the second storage device that stores data that is stored in the first storage device and elapses for a predetermined period of time. A storage control device that stores data in time series in the second storage device, reads the time-series data at a predetermined timing, and reorganizes the read data for each key to store the reorganized data in the second storage device and read the reorganized data from the second storage device when the data is read by the key.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to: access blocks having a fixed size provided such that, among magnetic tapes having a redundant configuration, reverse time of one of the magnetic tapes and read time of the other magnetic tapes are identical; insert into each of the magnetic tapes a single first dummy block immediately after reversal of a first wrap; and insert one or more second dummy blocks into each of the other magnetic tapes immediately before the reversal of the first wrap such that different numbers of the one or more second dummy blocks are inserted into the different other magnetic tapes and inserting into each of the other magnetic tapes immediately after the reversal of the first wrap one or more third dummy blocks a number of which is equal to a number of the one or more second dummy blocks in each of the other magnetic tapes.

Abstract: A key generation device includes a generation circuit, a concealment processing unit, and a cryptography processing unit. The generation circuit generates a value dependent on hardware. When acquiring a concealed cryptographic key, the concealment processing unit generates first data by performing a mask process to the concealed cryptographic key by using the value generated by the generation circuit, generates second data by decoding the first data by a first error correction decoding method, and generates a cryptographic key by decoding the second data by a second error correction decoding method. When acquiring the concealed cryptographic key and a plain text or an encrypted text, the cryptography processing unit acquires the cryptographic key corresponding to the concealed cryptographic key from the concealment processing unit, and encrypts the plain text or decrypts the encrypted text by using the cryptographic key.

Abstract: An inspection target apparatus includes a generating circuit and a processing unit. The generating circuit generates a value depending on hardware. The processing unit generates, in response to a first request, encoding result data using the generated value and an error-correction encoding method and outputs the encoding result data. The processing unit generates, in response to a second request, decoding result data using designated encoding result data, the generated value, and an error-correction decoding method and outputs the decoding result data. An inspection apparatus includes a storing unit and a processing unit. The storing unit stores encoding result data generated by a different inspection target apparatus and reference data. The processing unit designates encoding result and receives decoding result data from the inspection target apparatus. The processing unit determines whether the decoding result data matches the reference data in comparison with each other.

Abstract: An inspection target apparatus includes a generating circuit and a processing unit. The generating circuit generates a value depending on hardware. The processing unit generates, in response to a first request, encoding result data using the generated value and an error-correction encoding method and outputs the encoding result data. The processing unit generates, in response to a second request, decoding result data using designated encoding result data, the generated value, and an error-correction decoding method and outputs the decoding result data. An inspection apparatus includes a storing unit and a processing unit. The storing unit stores encoding result data generated by a different inspection target apparatus and reference data. The processing unit designates encoding result and receives decoding result data from the inspection target apparatus. The processing unit determines whether the decoding result data matches the reference data in comparison with each other.

Abstract: A first communication device determines whether an encryption key is stored in a first memory in association with an identifier of data requested to transmit, and transmits the identifier of data requested to transmit and the encryption key associated therewith to a second communication device, when it is determined that the encryption key is stored in the first memory in association with the identifier of data requested to transmit. The second communication device determines whether encrypted data is stored in a second memory in association with the identifier contained in data received from the first communication device, decodes, when it is determined that the encrypted data is stored in the second memory in association with the identifier contained in the received data, the encrypted data with the encryption key contained in the received data, and outputs the decoded data.

Abstract: A key generation device includes a generation circuit, a concealment processing unit, and a cryptography processing unit. The generation circuit generates a value dependent on hardware. When acquiring a concealed cryptographic key, the concealment processing unit generates first data by performing a mask process to the concealed cryptographic key by using the value generated by the generation circuit, generates second data by decoding the first data by a first error correction decoding method, and generates a cryptographic key by decoding the second data by a second error correction decoding method. When acquiring the concealed cryptographic key and a plain text or an encrypted text, the cryptography processing unit acquires the cryptographic key corresponding to the concealed cryptographic key from the concealment processing unit, and encrypts the plain text or decrypts the encrypted text by using the cryptographic key.

Abstract: An information processing device that inputs and outputs data into and from a storage device having a plurality of regions, and includes a processor that: changes a first counter value corresponding to a first region serving as a writing target and being retained in a retainer retaining multiple counter values one representing the number of times of data writing into each of the regions; obtains the first counter value from the retainer; generates block data by attaching the first counter value to data to be written into the first region; writes the block data into the first region; when the first counter value satisfies a predetermined condition, reads the block data from the first region after the writing, and compares the read block data with the block data written into the first region, and when the read block data does not match the written block data, notifies an error.

Abstract: A computer includes a memory that stores a program and received data; and a processor that executes an operation by executing the program stored in the memory, the operation including storing the received data into a first database having a first data structure in which reading is performed in a random access manner and writing is performed in a sequential access manner, when the received data is received from a second apparatus is as same as data stored in a first apparatus which has a failure, and copying the received data stored in the first database to a second database having a second data structure in which reading is performed in a sequential access manner and writing is performed in a random access manner.

Abstract: A transfer data block is selected, and a data file including the transfer data block is selected as a transfer data file. All the data blocks of the transfer data file are added to the transfer data block. When all the data files including each transfer data block is selected as a transfer data file, the transfer data block is selected as a deletion data block. When a total data amount of the deletion data block is larger than or equal to a predetermined target deletion data amount and a ratio of a total data amount of the transfer data block to the total data amount of the deletion data block is smaller than or equal to a predetermined value, the data file is transferred from a transfer source node to a transfer destination node. Accordingly, a storage can be used efficiently.

Abstract: A control method for a control device which connects, via a connecting device, each of a plurality of processors that each executes processing to at least one of a plurality of memory devices that each stores data, the control method comprises controlling the connecting device so that a second memory device, which is one of the plurality of memory devices, is connected to the first processor in response to a connect request issued by a first processor, which is one of the plurality of processors, since a predetermined amount of data has been written into a first memory device, which is one of the plurality of memory devices, the control device; and controlling the connecting device so that the first memory device is disconnected from the first processor in response to a disconnect request issued by the first processor after starting to write data into the second memory device.

Abstract: A first information processing apparatus transmits a message storing a replica of data stored in the first information processing apparatus. The message has an unspecified destination. A first relay apparatus detects a second information processing apparatus provided in a network to which the first relay apparatus belongs. The first relay apparatus selects, as a transfer destination of the message, the second information processing apparatus or a second relay apparatus upon receiving the message. The first relay apparatus transfers the message to the selected transfer destination. The second information processing apparatus stores the replica therein upon receiving the message.

Abstract: A storage apparatus is provided, including a first storage unit; a load information obtaining unit that obtains load information for each of a plurality of portions defined by dividing the first storage unit; a portion identifying unit that identifies a candidate portion that is to be relocated in the first storage unit based on the load information; a determining unit that determines whether or not data in the candidate portion is allowed to be migrated to a second storage unit, the second storage unit having a performance value higher than a performance value of the first storage unit; an adder that adds the second storage unit, when the determining unit determines that the data in the candidate portion is not allowed to be migrated; and a relocation unit that migrates the data in the candidate portion from the first storage unit to the added second storage unit.

Abstract: A first communication device determines whether an encryption key is stored in a first memory in association with an identifier of data requested to transmit, and transmits the identifier of data requested to transmit and the encryption key associated therewith to a second communication device, when it is determined that the encryption key is stored in the first memory in association with the identifier of data requested to transmit. The second communication device determines whether encrypted data is stored in a second memory in association with the identifier contained in data received from the first communication device, decodes, when it is determined that the encrypted data is stored in the second memory in association with the identifier contained in the received data, the encrypted data with the encryption key contained in the received data, and outputs the decoded data.

Abstract: A storage device being one of a plurality of storage devices storing data includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor executes determining, when having received a new request and a new priority information during a preparation for an execution of another update processing, whether a new priority indicated by the new priority information is higher than a priority of the update processing in the preparation. The process including canceling the update processing in the preparation when having determines at the determining that the new priority is higher than the priority of the update processing in the preparation. The process includes forwarding the new request and the new priority information to another storage device when having determined at the determining that the new priority is higher than the priority of the update processing in the preparation.

Abstract: A deduplicate device includes: a first through N-th (N?3) bloom filters; a counting unit that performs a process of judging whether information indicating that a duplicate data of a storing-target data exists in a storage device is registered in each bloom filter sequentially until an unregistered bloom filter in which the information is not registered is found or that the information is registered in the N-th bloom filter is found, and registers, when the unregistered bloom filter is found, the information indicating that the duplicate data exists into the unregistered bloom filter; and a deduplicating unit that stores the storing-target data in the storage device when the counting unit finds the unregistered bloom filter, and stores index information relating the duplicate data in the storage device with the storing-target data when the counting unit finds that the information is registered in the N-th bloom filter.

Abstract: An information processing device that inputs and outputs data into and from a storage device having a plurality of regions, and includes a processor that: changes a first counter value corresponding to a first region serving as a writing target and being retained in a retainer retaining multiple counter values one representing the number of times of data writing into each of the regions; obtains the first counter value from the retainer; generates block data by attaching the first counter value to data to be written into the first region; writes the block data into the first region; when the first counter value satisfies a predetermined condition, reads the block data from the first region after the writing, and compares the read block data with the block data written into the first region, and when the read block data does not match the written block data, notifies an error.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium stores a program that causes a computer to execute a writing control process that includes receiving a writing request to write a first data to a first storage apparatus; determining a second data from among a series of data and based on a writing sequence of the series of data written to the computer and a count of storage areas at a second storage apparatus that sequentially selects from among the storage areas when data is received, a storage area to be over written by the received data, where the second data is written to the first storage apparatus and is identical to data that is stored in the storage area to be selected next at the second storage apparatus; and transmitting copy data of the first data to the second storage apparatus, when the second data has been written to the first storage apparatus.

Abstract: A replication system includes N (>=3) storage devices and N nodes, connected to a host via a 1st network and connected to the N number of storage devices via a 2nd network, each to receive a request for accessing a storage device associated with itself and to have an access with a content in response to the received access request to the storage device, wherein when a node receives a write request of data from the host, each of M nodes (1<M<N) including the node stores the data in the storage device associated with itself, and if first data in a first storage device cannot be read out, the first data stored in another storage device is stored into a second storage device not stored with the first data by transmitting the first data via the second network.